@inproceedings{89b27f01154041598cb15cb77f64476a,
title = "LFAST- Large Fiber Array Spectroscopic Telescope: Prime Focus Corrector Optics",
abstract = "The Large Fiber Array Spectroscopic Telescope (LFAST) is designed to be a cost-efficient way to provide a large collecting area for spectroscopy by duplicating large numbers of small (0.76m f/3.33) spherical mirror 'unit' telescopes. Each telescope is equipped with a prime focus corrector (PFC) feeding a guider and an optical fiber; and all the fiber optics will feed into a large spectrograph. The design of the PFC is driven by the need to minimize costs while achieving acceptable performance. We are currently constructing a prototype 20-unit system for testing in the second half of 2024. For this 20-unit system we have begun coordinating with industry about scaling for mass fabrication. In this paper we will present status updates from the performance of this early version of the prime focus corrector.",
keywords = "Array Telescope, LFAST, Optomechanical Design",
author = "Andy Monson and Joel Berkson and Chad Bender and Roger Angel and Peter Gray and Kevin Gilliam and Chistian Schwab and Warren Foster",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2024 SPIE.; Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes X 2024 ; Conference date: 16-06-2024 Through 21-06-2024",
year = "2024",
doi = "10.1117/12.3020341",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Marshall, {Heather K.} and Jason Spyromilio and Tomonori Usuda",
booktitle = "Ground-Based and Airborne Telescopes X",
}